title: [Cholesterol in serum and vaginal content in healthy, non-pregnant women].
abstract: We examined 97 healthy and non-pregnant women aged between 17 and 58 years, who especially did not show any symptoms of vulvitis or colpitis, for the contents of cholesterol in serum and vaginal smear. In the vaginal smear we found significantly lower concentrations of total cholesterol as in serum, whereas the part of free cholesterol on total cholesterol in vaginal smear was triple than in serum and its absolutely concentration was double than that in serum. Possible reasons are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Medizinischen Akademie Erfurt.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Laube
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spitzbart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002582:Cervix Mucus / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D014621:Vagina / Q000378:metabolism*; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Cholesterol in Serum und Scheideninhalt gesunder, nichtschwangerer Frauen.